Surah Al Ala ayat 15 Tafsir Quran 87:15

﴿وَذَكَرَ اسْمَ رَبِّهِ فَصَلَّىٰ﴾
[ الأعلى: 15]

87:15 And mentions the name of his Lord and prays.

and mentions the Name of his Lord saying Allāhu akbar ‘God is Great’ and prays the five prayers — and such are the concerns of one working towards the Hereafter concerns which the Meccan disbelievers shun.

Who calls Allah his Creator, to mind and engages in the act of worship, doing to Him sincere reverence

A Statement concerning the People of Success Allah says, قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّى ( Indeed whosoever purifies himself shall achieve success. ) meaning, he purifies himself from despised characteristics and he follows what Allah has revealed to the Messenger ﷺ. وَذَكَرَ اسْمَ رَبِّهِ فَصَلَّى ( And remembers the Name of his Lord, and performs Salah. ) meaning, he establishes the prayer in its appointed time, seeking the pleasure of Allah, obedience to His command, and implementation of His Law.
We have already reported from the Commander of the believers, `Umar bin `Abdul-`Aziz, that he used to command the people to give the Sadaqat Al-Fitr, and he would recite this Ayah: قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّى - وَذَكَرَ اسْمَ رَبِّهِ فَصَلَّى ( Indeed whosoever purifies himself shall achieve success.
And remembers the Name of his Lord, and performs Salah. ) Abu Al-Ahwas said, "If someone comes to any of you begging, and he wants to pray, then he should give charity ( Zakah ) before he prays.
For verily, Allah the Exalted says, قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّى - وَذَكَرَ اسْمَ رَبِّهِ فَصَلَّى ( Indeed whosoever purifies himself shall achieve success.
And remembers the Name of his Lord, and performs Salah. )" Qatadah said concerning this Ayah, قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّى - وَذَكَرَ اسْمَ رَبِّهِ فَصَلَّى ( Indeed whosoever purifies himself shall achieve success.
And remembers the Name of his Lord, and performs Salah (Fasalla ).) "He purifies his wealth and pleases his Creator." This World is Worthless in Comparison to the Hereafter Then Allah says, بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ الْحَيَوةَ الدُّنْيَا ( Rather you prefer the life of this world. ) meaning, `you give it precedence over the matter of the Hereafter, and you prefer it because of what it contains of usefulness and benefit for you in livelihood, and your returns ( i.e., income, profitable gain ).' وَالاٌّخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَى ( Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting. ) meaning, the reward of the final abode is better than the worldly life, and it is more lasting.
For indeed, this worldly life is lowly and temporal, whereas the Hereafter is noble and eternal.
Thus, how can an intelligent person prefer that which is short-lived over that which is eternal.
How can he give importance to that which will soon pass away from him, while ignoring the importance of the abode of eternity and infinity.
Imam Ahmad recorded from Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,
«مَنْ أَحَبَّ دُنْيَاهُ أَضَرَّ بِآخِرَتِهِ، وَمَنْ أَحَبَّ آخِرَتَهُ أَضَرَّ بِدُنْيَاهُ، فَآثِرُوا مَا يَبْقَى عَلَى مَا يَفْنَى»
( Whoever loves his worldly life, will suffer in his Hereafter, and whoever loves his worldly life, will suffer in his Hereafter, and whoever loves his Hereafter, will suffer in his worldly life.
Therefore, chose that which is everlasting over that which is temporal. ) Ahmad was alone in recording this Hadith. The Scriptures of Ibrahim and Musa Allah then says, إِنَّ هَـذَا لَفِى الصُّحُفِ الاٍّولَى - صُحُفِ إِبْرَهِيمَ وَمُوسَى ( Verily, this is in the former Scriptures -- the Scriptures of Ibrahim and Musa. ) This Ayah is similar to Allah's statement in Surat An-Najm, أَمْ لَمْ يُنَبَّأْ بِمَا فِى صُحُفِ مُوسَى - وَإِبْرَهِيمَ الَّذِى وَفَّى - أَلاَّ تَزِرُ وَزِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَى - وَأَن لَّيْسَ لِلإِنسَـنِ إِلاَّ مَا سَعَى - وَأَنَّ سَعْيَهُ سَوْفَ يُرَى - ثُمَّ يُجْزَاهُ الْجَزَآءَ الأَوْفَى - وَأَنَّ إِلَى رَبِّكَ الْمُنتَهَى ( Or is he not informed with what is in the Scriptures of Musa.
And of Ibrahim who fulfilled (or conveyed ) all that ( Allah ordered him to do or convey ): that no burdened person ( with sins ) shall bear the burden ( sins ) of another.
And that man can have nothing but what he does.
And that his deeds will be seen.
Then he will be recompensed with a full and the best recompense.
And that to your Lord is the End ( Return of everything ).) ( 53:36-42 ) And so forth, until the end of these Ayat.
Abu `Aliyah said, "The story of this Surah is in the earlier Scriptures." Ibn Jarir preferred the view that the meaning of Allah's statement, إِنَّ هَذَآ ( Verily, this ) is referring to His previous statement, قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّى - وَذَكَرَ اسْمَ رَبِّهِ فَصَلَّى - بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ الْحَيَوةَ الدُّنْيَا - وَالاٌّخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَى ( Indeed whosoever purifies himself shall achieve success.
And remembers the Name of his Lord, and offers Salah.
Rather you prefer the life of this world.
Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting. ) Then Allah says, إِنَّ هَذَآ ( Verily, this ) meaning, the content of this discussion, إِنَّ هَـذَا لَفِى الصُّحُفِ الاٍّولَى - صُحُفِ إِبْرَهِيمَ وَمُوسَى ( in the former Scriptures, the Scriptures of Ibrahim and Musa. ) This view that he ( At-Tabari ) has chosen is good and strong.
Similar to it has been reported from Qatadah and Ibn Zayd.
And Allah knows best.
This is the end of the Tafsir of Surat Al-A`la ( Sabbih ).
All praise and blessings are due to Allah, and He is the Giver of success and protection from error.

(87:15) remembering his Lord's name *14 and praying. *15

And mentions the name of his Lord meaning

*14) To remember AIlah signifies His remembrance in the heart as well as with the tongue.

*15) That is, he did not remain content only with remembering AIlah but proved by performing the Prayer that he is practically also prepared to obey God in Whom he has affirmed the faith, and will remember His name as long as he lives.
In this verse mention has been made of two things respectively: first, to remember Allah, then to perform the Prayer.
Accordingly, the method enjoined is that the Prayer be begun with Allahu Akbar.
This is an evidence to prove that all the elements of the procedure that the Holy Prophet ( upon whom be peace ) has taught of performing the Prayer, are based on the allusions in the Qur'an.
But, no one else, apart from the Messenger of Allah, could by combining these injunctions and allusions give the Prayer the form that it has.

 

A Statement concerning the People of Success Allah says, قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّى ( Indeed whosoever purifies himself shall achieve success. ) meaning, he purifies himself from despised characteristics and he follows what Allah has revealed to the Messenger ﷺ. وَذَكَرَ اسْمَ رَبِّهِ فَصَلَّى ( And remembers the Name of his Lord, and performs Salah. ) meaning, he establishes the prayer in its appointed time, seeking the pleasure of Allah, obedience to His command, and implementation of His Law.
We have already reported from the Commander of the believers, `Umar bin `Abdul-`Aziz, that he used to command the people to give the Sadaqat Al-Fitr, and he would recite this Ayah: قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّى - وَذَكَرَ اسْمَ رَبِّهِ فَصَلَّى ( Indeed whosoever purifies himself shall achieve success.
And remembers the Name of his Lord, and performs Salah. ) Abu Al-Ahwas said, "If someone comes to any of you begging, and he wants to pray, then he should give charity ( Zakah ) before he prays.
For verily, Allah the Exalted says, قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّى - وَذَكَرَ اسْمَ رَبِّهِ فَصَلَّى ( Indeed whosoever purifies himself shall achieve success.
And remembers the Name of his Lord, and performs Salah. )" Qatadah said concerning this Ayah, قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّى - وَذَكَرَ اسْمَ رَبِّهِ فَصَلَّى ( Indeed whosoever purifies himself shall achieve success.
And remembers the Name of his Lord, and performs Salah (Fasalla ).) "He purifies his wealth and pleases his Creator." This World is Worthless in Comparison to the Hereafter Then Allah says, بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ الْحَيَوةَ الدُّنْيَا ( Rather you prefer the life of this world. ) meaning, `you give it precedence over the matter of the Hereafter, and you prefer it because of what it contains of usefulness and benefit for you in livelihood, and your returns ( i.e., income, profitable gain ).' وَالاٌّخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَى ( Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting. ) meaning, the reward of the final abode is better than the worldly life, and it is more lasting.
For indeed, this worldly life is lowly and temporal, whereas the Hereafter is noble and eternal.
Thus, how can an intelligent person prefer that which is short-lived over that which is eternal.
How can he give importance to that which will soon pass away from him, while ignoring the importance of the abode of eternity and infinity.
Imam Ahmad recorded from Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, «مَنْ أَحَبَّ دُنْيَاهُ أَضَرَّ بِآخِرَتِهِ، وَمَنْ أَحَبَّ آخِرَتَهُ أَضَرَّ بِدُنْيَاهُ، فَآثِرُوا مَا يَبْقَى عَلَى مَا يَفْنَى» ( Whoever loves his worldly life, will suffer in his Hereafter, and whoever loves his worldly life, will suffer in his Hereafter, and whoever loves his Hereafter, will suffer in his worldly life.
Therefore, chose that which is everlasting over that which is temporal. ) Ahmad was alone in recording this Hadith. The Scriptures of Ibrahim and Musa Allah then says, إِنَّ هَـذَا لَفِى الصُّحُفِ الاٍّولَى - صُحُفِ إِبْرَهِيمَ وَمُوسَى ( Verily, this is in the former Scriptures -- the Scriptures of Ibrahim and Musa. ) This Ayah is similar to Allah's statement in Surat An-Najm, أَمْ لَمْ يُنَبَّأْ بِمَا فِى صُحُفِ مُوسَى - وَإِبْرَهِيمَ الَّذِى وَفَّى - أَلاَّ تَزِرُ وَزِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَى - وَأَن لَّيْسَ لِلإِنسَـنِ إِلاَّ مَا سَعَى - وَأَنَّ سَعْيَهُ سَوْفَ يُرَى - ثُمَّ يُجْزَاهُ الْجَزَآءَ الأَوْفَى - وَأَنَّ إِلَى رَبِّكَ الْمُنتَهَى ( Or is he not informed with what is in the Scriptures of Musa.
And of Ibrahim who fulfilled (or conveyed ) all that ( Allah ordered him to do or convey ): that no burdened person ( with sins ) shall bear the burden ( sins ) of another.
And that man can have nothing but what he does.
And that his deeds will be seen.
Then he will be recompensed with a full and the best recompense.
And that to your Lord is the End ( Return of everything ).) ( 53:36-42 ) And so forth, until the end of these Ayat.
Abu `Aliyah said, "The story of this Surah is in the earlier Scriptures." Ibn Jarir preferred the view that the meaning of Allah's statement, إِنَّ هَذَآ ( Verily, this ) is referring to His previous statement, قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّى - وَذَكَرَ اسْمَ رَبِّهِ فَصَلَّى - بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ الْحَيَوةَ الدُّنْيَا - وَالاٌّخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَى ( Indeed whosoever purifies himself shall achieve success.
And remembers the Name of his Lord, and offers Salah.
Rather you prefer the life of this world.
Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting. ) Then Allah says, إِنَّ هَذَآ ( Verily, this ) meaning, the content of this discussion, إِنَّ هَـذَا لَفِى الصُّحُفِ الاٍّولَى - صُحُفِ إِبْرَهِيمَ وَمُوسَى ( in the former Scriptures, the Scriptures of Ibrahim and Musa. ) This view that he ( At-Tabari ) has chosen is good and strong.
Similar to it has been reported from Qatadah and Ibn Zayd.
And Allah knows best.
This is the end of the Tafsir of Surat Al-A`la ( Sabbih ).
All praise and blessings are due to Allah, and He is the Giver of success and protection from error.

( And remembereth the name ) the command ( of his Lord ) regarding the five daily prayers and other things, ( so prayeth ) the five daily prayers in congregation; this verse can also be understood to mean: he is successful and saved he who gives the charity of Fitr before going out to pray and mentions the name of his Lord saying " there is no deity save Allah " and upon going to prayer and returning from it says " Allah is the Most Great " and then prays the ’Id prayer with the Imam.

And remembers (glorifies) the Name of his Lord (worships none but Allah), and prays (five compulsory prayers and Nawafil additional prayers).

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